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CHP Deployment

Combined heat and power (CHP)—sometimes referred to as cogeneration—provides a cost-effective, near-term opportunity to improve our nation's energy, environmental, and economic future. CHP is an efficient and clean approach to generating on-site electric power and useful thermal energy from a single fuel source. Instead of purchasing electricity from the grid and burning fuel in an on-site furnace or boiler to produce thermal energy, CHP provides both energy services to a facility in one energy-efficient step. Accelerated CHP has proven its effectiveness and holds promise for the future—as an:

Boiler MACT Technical Assistance

EPA finalized its Clean Air Act pollution standards that apply to large and small boilers in a wide range of facilities and institutions. DOE is offering technical assistance to ensure that major sources burning coal or oil have information on cost-effective clean energy strategies for compliance, such as natural gas CHP, and to promote cleaner, more efficient boilers to cut harmful pollution and reduce operational costs.